Reviews

Doctor Who: The Whoniverse: The Untold History of Space and Time by George Mann

krep___'s review against another edition

Go to review page

2.25

Appealing only to fans of course (among whom I count myself). Ambitious in its attempt to organize and summarize all of the Doctor Who episodes into some sort of coherent over-arching history of the universe, and with plenty of pretty sci-fi artwork. Without mentioning any of those episodes by name, it became a bit of game for me to recognize the references. Following the example set by the Marvel Universe, the author attempts to create consistent explanations after the fact where (unlike in, say, Harry Potter World) none were ever planned. I do not agree that is a worthy goal and detracts from the amazing creativity and diversity of the Doctor's adventures, but I suppose there is a subset of the Whovian fandom that would appeal to. Ultimately I was disappointed.
More...